Foto-Novelas

what is a FOTO-NOVELA?


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In 1997, Filmmaker Carlos Avila introduced television audiences to the world of foto-novelas through four original dramas inspired by the fantastic elements of the Mexican and Latin American pulp novel tradition.

Avila returns with two new exhilarating stories inspired by the genre. Weaving everyday reality with otherworldly surrealism, these dramas feature contributions by established and emerging talents from across the spectrum of the Chicano and Latino artistic community.

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"... it all adds up to the equivalent of four very good new Twilight Zone episodes, which is no small feat."
- New York Times



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